EP. 54: Should Universities ban ChatGPT? Uncovering the risks and benefits of AI-powered writing in Academics.
As a young lawyer I fought relentlessly on behalf of students who had been failed in their exams. I heard the same question over and over again, posed in various ways - had my clients crossed any legal lines? The answer was often a sobering yes; some had brazenly attempted to cheat, while others had inadvertently dipped their toes into plagiarism when it came to their dissertations and theses. There were countless blurred lines that, with the wrong footstep, could send a student from law-abiding to criminal. But debates like these are now a thing of the past, due to the emergence of ChatGPT and other AI assistants. Entire essays can now be written by an automated system and it's no surprise that some universities are putting an end to this, forbidding students to use AI-generated content. Is this necessary or do we all need to rethink our opinions on the matter?